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  • 1894 Obituaries: April 20

    The following notices of death were printed on page 11 of the April 20, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News; “BUSH-At family residence, 2520 S. Halsted-st., April 17, 1894, NICHOLAS, beloved husband of Elizabeth Bush. Funeral from his late residence Sunday, April 22, at 1 o’clock p.m., by carriages…

  • The Street Car Robbers

    The story below appeared on the front page of the April 10, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “THE STREET-CAR ROBBERS. Four Men Who “Held Up” Halsted Street Vehicle Are in Court. The four men, James Moyles alias James Moran, William Thompson alias William Sullivan, Tom Lanagan alias John Butcher, and…

  • 1894 Obituaries: April 10

    The following notices of death appeared on page 6 of the April 10, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “ERBE-LULU, beloved daughter of Charles A. and Bertha Erbe, April 9, 1894, 8 p.m. Funeral Wednesday, April 11, at 2 p.m., from 268 Elm-st., near Wells, to Graceland.” “PEARSON-At 21…

  • He Took Elixir of Life

    The following article appeared on the front page of the April 5, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “He Took “Elixir of Life”. Possible Explanation of the Unfortunate Mental Condition of Assistant Librarian Gauss. Treated on Brown-Sequard Theory. He Will Probably Stay for Some Time in Southern California-A Hard…

  • 1894 Obituaries: April 5

    The following death notices appeared on page six of the April 5, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “ANDERSON-EDDIE, beloved son of John and Minnie Anderson, at 1008 S. Wood-st., aged 3 years and 9 months. Funeral Friday at 10 o’clock, carriages to Mount Olivet.” “ARNESON-At his parents’ residence,…

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  • Asks That a Lease Be Cancelled

    From the March 30, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 1: “Mrs. J.M.W. Jones’ Suit. Asks That a Lease to John D. Bangs Be Cancelled. Harriet S. Jones is the owner of the business block 268 to 276 State street. She made a lease of the store and…

  • 1894 Obituaries: March 30

    The following death notices were printed on page 7 of the March 30, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News: “BLAIR-ALICE B. BLAIR (nee Moorhead), beloved wife of W. D. Blair, aged 27 years. Funeral Sunday at 12 o’clock, from residence of her brother W. H. Moorhead, 2869 Archer-av., by carriages…

  • Mrs. Martin Now Asks Divorce

    From the March 20, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 1: “Mrs. Martin Now Asks Divorce. Another Move in the Case Involving Dentist Davis. Readers of the Daily News will remember the Martin divorce case, which agitated west side circles not long ago. Anson V. Martin filed a…

  • 1894 Obituaries: March 20

    From the March 20, 1894 issue of the Chicago Daily News, page 1: “Death of C. C.  Collins The Chicago Merchant Passes Away at Ponchatoula, La. Ponchatoula, La., March 20-C.C. Collins, a prominent merchant of Chicago and owner of the Central Sugar mill and a farm near here, died here…